Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of Vibrio vulnificus: Proposal for the substitution of the subspecific taxon biotype for serovar

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1460-1466

  Biosca, Elena G ^a,b   Amaro, Carmen ^b   Larsen, Jens Laurits ^a   Pedersen, Karl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; EEL; NONHUMAN; RIBOTYPING; SEROTYPING; TAXONOMY; VIBRIO;

ANGUILLIFORMES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

EID: 0030957495     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.4.1460-1466.1997     Document Type: Article

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